Car-stake.



PATENTED MAR. 3, 1908.

J. FBLKEY. GAB. STAKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.1, 1907.

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JOHN FELKEY, OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.

CAR-STAKE To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, JOHN FELKEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bemidj i, in the county of Beltrami and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Car-Stake, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to stakes that are used for the lateral support of timber or logs, piled as a load upon a platform-car, and has for its object to provide novel details of construction for a car-stake, which will reliably hold it erected and permit the ready release of the stake, so that it may be rocked into a plane below the bottom of the car for a com venient lateral removal of the load therefrom.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a platform-car and of two stakes having the improved feature, one stake being held erect and the other stake lowered into a pendent position Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the platform of a car, and a side view of the improved car-stake thereon in erected condition, the section being sub stantially on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the improved stake, substantially on the line 3-8 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of a lever that embodies novel details and is a feature of the improvement.

In the drawings, that show the invention and its application, A represents a platformcar of ordinary construction, having the usual side timber A thereon, which may be a portion of the car-frame. The body 5 of the car-stake is of metal, T-shaped in cross section and preferably cast into shape, the lower end of said body being hinged at a upon a bracket-plate 6, that is secured upon the side timber A. An ear a, which projects outward from the bracket-plate, permits the pivotal attachment of the lower portion of the stake body 5 at such a distance from the car-timber A as will enable the erection of the stake in an upright position close to said timber.

Upon the side of the body 5 that is outer- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 1, 1907.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Serial No. 400,147.

most when the stake is erected, and at a suitbetween and in which a lever 7 is pivoted by 5 means that will be described. The lever 7, as shown clearly in Fig. 4, is substantially in the form of an inverted T, the body thereof having, at the lower end integral transverse members 7 that are extended at right angles to said body 7 equally on each side thereof, and providing journals which are fitted loosely in the boxes I), b, that permit the free rocking movement of the lever thereon.

Two chain cables 8 are employed as means for holding the body 5 of the stake erected, and as appears for one chain, they are extended from the car body or transverse timber thereof outwardly of an equal len th, which permits the outer ends of the cables whereon are oval links or rings 0, to be passed over the projected ends of the members 7 To facilitate the attachment and removal of the ends of the cables, the respective ends of the members 7 that are extended outside of the boxes 6, are rendered conical and bent forwardly, thus giving them the form of horns d.

It will be seen that the relative positions of the horns d on the lever 7, will cause said horns to project forward when the lever is rocked into an erect position, but when it is rocked in a reverse direction a sufficient distance so as to dispose it pendant, the points of the horns d will be turned inward or to Ward the body of the stake 5 In service, the stakes of improved construction, that are arranged at intervals along the sides of a platform car, are permitted to hang pendent, as shown for one stake in Fig. 1, which will permit the car to be loaded with material, that may be lumber, timber or logs. After the car is loaded, the stakes are rocked into vertical positions, but the levers 7 hang down at the sides of the stakes. The pendent positions had by the levers dispose the horns d for reception of the rings 0, which may be freely placed thereon and located close to the boxes 6, b.

The lever 7 on each stake 5, is now rocked upward, which Will turn the horns (Z outward and thus adapt them for retaining the rings 0 on the members 7 a of the levers. For retention of the levers in upright positions, a keeper arm 9 is provided for each arm, consisting of an L-shaped metal bar journaled at the end of one limb thereof in a perforation in a respective stake, and so positioned that the other limb will be adapted for locking engagement with the lever, when it is vertically disposed and said limb is rocked across thelever, as shown in the drawings.

Upon the normally upper end of each stake 5, a ring 6 is loosely secured, these rings affording means for securing an upward extension on the stakes 5 if this is desired.

The upper end of each lever 7 is preferably perforated and receives a ring g, that in turn is connected with the end of a small rope or chain h, the latter having such a length as will permit its manipulation when necessary.

Obviously, for conveniently unloading a car at each or either side thereof as is customary, the stakes 5 must be released and allowed to hang down out of the way. To effect such an adjustment, the keeper arms 9 are turned around so that their locking limbs will be removed from the levers 7 The flexible connection h for each lever 7, is now pulled u on, which will rock the lever downward an so dispose the hooks d, as before explained, that the rings 0 may be readily detached therefrom, whereupon the stakes thus released may be rocked down ward, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A car stake, comprising an elongated metal body, a bracket plate hinged upon the normally lower end of said body, chains extended from the car, and a lever pivoted on the stake and having lateral projections that receive the endsof the chains when the lever is pendent, and retain the chains engaged therewith when the lever is rocked upwardly.

2. A car stake, comprising an elongated metal body, a bracket plate hinged on the normally lower end of said body, chains extended from the car, and a lever having lateral extensions that are journaled in boxes or the like on the lever, said extensions having conical bent ends forming horns and the chains terminating in rings that will engage with the horns or may be removed therefrom when the lever is pendent, said rings being held in place on the horns when the lever is erected.

3. A car stake, comprising an elongated metal body, a bracket plate Whereon the lower end of the body is hinged, chains having rings on their outer ends and extended from the car body, a lever having integral extensions that terminate in horns bent in the same direction, boxes on the stake that receives journaledportions of said extensions, the rings on the chains engaging the horns when the lever is pendent and being retained thereon when the lever is rocked upward, and a keeper arm adapted for adjustment and contact with the outer side of the lever for its retention in an upright position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specifiation in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN FELKEY. 

